Weighing-scoop.



N0. 636,920. Patented Nov. I4, 1899. B. MCKIERNAN.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNARD MOKIERNAN, OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

WElGHlNG-SCOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part 'of Letters Patent No. 636,920, datedNovember 14, 1899.

Application filed May 23, 1899. Serial No. 717,897. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, BERNARD MOKI'ERNAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stockton, in the county of San Joaquin and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements inWeighing-Scoops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to weighing-scoops, and contemplates the provisionof a scoop embracing a simple and inexpensive construction whereby it isenabled to weigh accurately when it is held in an inclined position, aswell as when it is held or supported in a perfectly upright position.

The invention also contemplates the provision of a weighing-scoop whichis adapted to stand upright on a table or other support and be usedafter the manner of an ordinary scale.

With the foregoing ends in view the invention will be fully understoodfrom the following description and claim when taken in conjunction withthe annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of my improvedweighing-scoop. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the hollowhandle of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail section taken in the planeindicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section takenin the plane indicated by the line 4: 4. of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detailperspective view, on an enlarged scale, of the stem of the scoop-body.

In the. said drawings similar letters designate corresponding parts inall of the several views, referring to which- A is the scoop-body, and Bthe stem thereof, said stem being provided with a kerf a for a purposepresently described.

0 is the hollow handle, which is preferably of sheet metal and of theshape shown in crosssection. The said handle is provided at its outerend with a flared portion 0, which is designed to serve as a guard toprevent the handle slipping from the hand of the user and also as a baseto support the scoop in an up right position when said scoop is placedon a table or the like and used after the manner of an ordinary scale.

The stem 13 of the scoop-body A extends loosely through an aperture 1)in the inner end of the handle 0 and is connected to said han dlethrough the medium of links D, arranged one above the other. These linksare pivotally connected at one end to the handle, and their oppositeends are bifurcated and loosely connected to the stem, as shown.

To a cross-bar a, bridging the bifurcation of the lower link D, isconnected one end of a coiled spring E, which is connected at itsopposite end to the inner end of the handle 0 and has for its purpose toyieldingly sustain the scoop-body A with respect to the said handle. Thebifurcated portion of the lower link D is also provided with a cross-bard, which extends laterally therefrom and serves for the connection of arack-bar F. This rackbar extends upwardly from the lower link D and isheld by a stop e in engagement with a pinionf, fixed in a shaft 9, asbest shown in Fig. 3. p

The shaft 9 is journaled in the handle 0 and in a bracket it, connectedto said handle. It is provided at its outer end with a pointer 2',arranged and adapted to move in front of a dial G in a casing H,attached to the outer I side of the handle.

I is a latch movable in guide-straps j on the inner end of handle 0.This latch is provided with a finger-piece 7c and is designed to bearranged in the kerf a of stem B, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to removestrain from the weighing mechanism when it is desired to use the devicesimply as a scoop. When, however, the scoop is to be used for weighingpurposes, the latch is moved endwise out of the kerf a to permit freemovement of the scoop-body with respect to the handle C.

In using my improved weighing-scoop the operator grasps it by the handle0 and manipulates it in the usual manner to take up sugar, flour, orother substance in the body A. The scoop may be thus manipulated withthe stem B fixed to the handle through the medium of the latch I ormovable with respect to said handle, as desired. After sugar or othersubstance is taken up in the scoopbody A, as stated,the stem 13 isreleased, if fastened by latch l, and the scoop is held in an upri ht orsubstantially upright position until the user by reference to theindicator ascertains the weight of the sugar or other substance, whenthe scoop-body is dumped.

By virtue of the stem. B being connected to handle through links D andthe rack-bar F being connected to one of the links the substance in thebody A will be accurately Weighed when the scoop is held in an inclinedposition as well as when itis held in a perfectly upright position. Suchmanner of connecting the stemB with the handle is also advantageous,because it permits of the parts being cheaply made and assembled byunskilled labor without impairing the accuracy of the Weighingmechanism.

1 WVhen it is desired to use the weighingscoop after the manner of anordinary scale, the scoop is placed in an upright position on a table orother support, as shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Theherein-described weighing-scoop consisting essentially of the bodyhaving a stem provided in one side with a kerf a, the hol- 10w handlehaving its outer end open and provided with the flared portion C, andalso having an aperture in its inner end loosely receiving the stem ofthe body, the endwise- 2 5 movable latch mounted in guides on theinnaled in the handle and in a bracket connected thereto and providedwith a pinion and also with a pointer movable in front of the dial, anda rack-bar pivotally connected to the lower link and engaging thepinion, substantially as specified.

In testimony w iereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

BERNARD MoKIERNAN.

Witnesses:

H. W. SPURR, II. 0. Sournwonrn.

